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jennifer davis looks at what this could mean for election day in november. >> reporter: meg whitman's $70 million investment into her california gubernatorial campaign paid off. she now faces former governor jerry brown in november and says her win puts career poll ition televisions on -- politicians on notice. >> you now face your worst nightmare. >> reporter: that second businesswoman is the former hewlett-packard c.e.o. she ale take on barbra boxer. >> she's been in washington, d.c. for 28 years. as of today game on, barbra. >> reporter: democratic senator blanche lincoln of arkansas is celebrating, too. she narrowly defeated her challenger lieutenant governor bill halter who had the support of organized labor which poured millions into his campaign. >> the vote of this senator is not for sale and neither is the vote of the people of arkansas. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid won his party's nomination in nevada and learn he'll face sharron angle, a tea party favorite in november. he acknowledged his win on the senate floor today. >> she actually came from nowhere in
jennifer davis looks at what this could mean for election day in november. >> reporter: meg whitman's $70 million investment into her california gubernatorial campaign paid off. she now faces former governor jerry brown in november and says her win puts career poll ition televisions on -- politicians on notice. >> you now face your worst nightmare. >> reporter: that second businesswoman is the former hewlett-packard c.e.o. she ale take on barbra boxer. >> she's been in...
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jennifer davis explains. >> reporter: the sample campaign ballots these volunteers are handing out are legal. but the attorney general says some handed and mailed out over the weekend were against the law because they were made to look like the official democratic party sample ballot but they were that this was com illegal,ibilitiantly illegal and in violation of state election laws because there was a committee put on that ballot, which doesn't exist of course it is not registered in the state of maryland. >> reporter: printing on the brochure says it was authorized by citizens for change and i nan named charles summer. >> i am not disputing that i consulted mr. summers in putting this together to let him know that protocol had to be followed in terms of people being on the front. i let him go and to say who he wanted to vote for. >> county council candidate jerry mathis says he didn't have to register with the state because he is one man, not an election committee. >> if it is misleading, we apologize for that. if we've done something that is wrong, i will take the responsibility of
jennifer davis explains. >> reporter: the sample campaign ballots these volunteers are handing out are legal. but the attorney general says some handed and mailed out over the weekend were against the law because they were made to look like the official democratic party sample ballot but they were that this was com illegal,ibilitiantly illegal and in violation of state election laws because there was a committee put on that ballot, which doesn't exist of course it is not registered in the...
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jennifer davis reports from austin. >> reporter: two quick votes by the texas board of education will change the social studies and history curriculum for nearly five million texas students. >> 9-5. the motion carries. >> reporter: the final vote along ideological lines. they voted to pass revised strlds they say will correct a long-standing liberal academic bias. >> it has been reviewed, embedded by the entire nation. >> reporter: texas textbooks will include language on religious influences on the founding fathers and will appropriate questions on whether global organizations like the u.n. undermine u.s. sovereignty. [ indses certainible ] -- [ indiscernible ] >> we don't want to read these. my gosh. they deal with hispanics, hispanic issues, the alamo, civil rights. >> this document belongs here. >> reporter: a proposal to use barack obama's middle name when referencing him as the first african-american president is not among the changes because quite -- caused quite an eruption on the debate. >> it's derogatory and bad manners. >> reporter: in the end conservative members won but
jennifer davis reports from austin. >> reporter: two quick votes by the texas board of education will change the social studies and history curriculum for nearly five million texas students. >> 9-5. the motion carries. >> reporter: the final vote along ideological lines. they voted to pass revised strlds they say will correct a long-standing liberal academic bias. >> it has been reviewed, embedded by the entire nation. >> reporter: texas textbooks will include...
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fox 5's jennifer davis has details. >> reporter: michelle rhee was quiet as she walked into the meeting at high noon with vincent gray f the two squared off behind closed doors, they decided not to talk about it. a serious looking rhee looked on but let gray do all the talking. >> the chancellor and i just finished what i think was the a very productive meeting. wing we both fervently agree we want the best for our kids in the district of columbia. >> reporter: gray says this was in the a decision-making meeting. he says nothing was discussed about rhee's future with the school system. we'll have those discussions in a later discussion but we did not talk about chancellor rhee staying or going. we talked about the state of education in the city. >> reporter: despite repeated questions from reporters, rhee stayed mum inside and outside the building. >> not making any comments other than the comments that the chairman made. >> reporter: gray did say no personnel decisions about his administration will be made until after the general election. parents we spoke with are divided over whether
fox 5's jennifer davis has details. >> reporter: michelle rhee was quiet as she walked into the meeting at high noon with vincent gray f the two squared off behind closed doors, they decided not to talk about it. a serious looking rhee looked on but let gray do all the talking. >> the chancellor and i just finished what i think was the a very productive meeting. wing we both fervently agree we want the best for our kids in the district of columbia. >> reporter: gray says this...
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live on capitol hill, i'm jennifer davis. back to you. >> thank you. >>> another retirement on the hill. representative bart stupak of michigan is calling it quits. the anti-abortion democrat is stepping down after 18 years. tea party activists targeted him call for his -- calling for his retirement. >> if lieu at my elections, i win by huge margins. i know these folks. you sort of just ignore it and move on. and so, you know, it didn't really play a big part. >> stupak says getting a health care bill passed was his main legislative goal and now he is ready to retire and be with his family. >>> a letter may prove that the pope blocked the removal of a pedophile priest from the church. then cardinal askinger signed the letter saying he did not want to remove a priest who molested children. he was concerned about the effect it would have on the good of the universal church. the letter dates back to the case in 1985 in oakland, california. >>> a drug bust at a maryland middle school. police say a student had pot in his locker an
live on capitol hill, i'm jennifer davis. back to you. >> thank you. >>> another retirement on the hill. representative bart stupak of michigan is calling it quits. the anti-abortion democrat is stepping down after 18 years. tea party activists targeted him call for his -- calling for his retirement. >> if lieu at my elections, i win by huge margins. i know these folks. you sort of just ignore it and move on. and so, you know, it didn't really play a big part. >>...
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fox's jennifer davis is on the cape tonight. >> reporter: even as earl continues to lose its strength, massachusetts governor says his state is preparing for a very serious storm. >> we've had them before and we'll have them again. >> reporter: after whipping the north carolina coastline with heavy wind and rain earl may be weakening at a quicker pace than expected. warnings are in effect around cape cod as well as a popular summer vacation island spot of martha's vineyard and nantucket. >> we'll go out to a shelter that's been set up at the high school and assist them with snacks and drinks until we know exactly what's going to happen with the storm. >> reporter: the national hurricane center says most of earl's strong winds are expected to stay off cape cod. that's good news for those in the area. >> it can't be a big deal when i see all these other people out here. >> i mean if things happen, there's plenty of places. so i think we'll be okay. >> reporter: despite the impending storm shops and restaurants were pretty busy with tourists. >> we're staying. >> reporter: any concerns?
fox's jennifer davis is on the cape tonight. >> reporter: even as earl continues to lose its strength, massachusetts governor says his state is preparing for a very serious storm. >> we've had them before and we'll have them again. >> reporter: after whipping the north carolina coastline with heavy wind and rain earl may be weakening at a quicker pace than expected. warnings are in effect around cape cod as well as a popular summer vacation island spot of martha's vineyard and...
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fox 5's jennifer davis has now details. >> reporter: at the nation's resting place for presidents and fallen heros tombstones have been found underwater and poking through mud in a creek bed. an investigation has also uncovered missing and mislabeled headstones and remains that are lost and buried in the wrong plot. lawmakers say this is appalling and needs to be made right. >> at a conservative estimate 4,900 to 6,600 graves may be unmarked, improperly marked or mislabeled on the cemetery's maps. we are here today because we owe our veterans better. >> reporter: the senate subcommittee investigating the scandal subpoenaed the two officials who were in charge of arlington national cemetery for nearly 20 years. the former superintendent apologized to veterans' families and said the mismanagement wasn't intentional, but the work was complex and unceasing. >> personally it pains me that our team at arlington did not perform all aspects of its mission to the highest standard required. >> reporter: lawmakers want to know what happened 2 to between 5 and $8 million spent to modernize the fa
fox 5's jennifer davis has now details. >> reporter: at the nation's resting place for presidents and fallen heros tombstones have been found underwater and poking through mud in a creek bed. an investigation has also uncovered missing and mislabeled headstones and remains that are lost and buried in the wrong plot. lawmakers say this is appalling and needs to be made right. >> at a conservative estimate 4,900 to 6,600 graves may be unmarked, improperly marked or mislabeled on the...
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jennifer davis reports people are reacting from d.c. to the gulf. >> reporter: christopher jones gets choked up for the senate hearing about big oil. he testifies about losing his brother who was killed in the explosion on the deep water horizon oil rig in april and reacted to recent comments by bp's ceo. >> in particular, he publicly stated he wants his life back. well, mr. hayward, i want my brother's life back. >> good morning. >> reporter: at a washington briefing, admiral thad allen heading the oil administration response says the new containment cap is diminishing the leak. he said the challenge remains immense. >> we are making no illusions other than this is a catastrophe. >> reporter: along the gulf, tourists soak up the sun on the beaches while stepping around chunks of black sticky tar >> we have been out in the water swimming. i feel safe. >> reporter: wildlife workers continue the painstaking work to help oil slick pelicans. it takes an hour to clean one. >> they are happy once they are deoiled. it makes you feel good that
jennifer davis reports people are reacting from d.c. to the gulf. >> reporter: christopher jones gets choked up for the senate hearing about big oil. he testifies about losing his brother who was killed in the explosion on the deep water horizon oil rig in april and reacted to recent comments by bp's ceo. >> in particular, he publicly stated he wants his life back. well, mr. hayward, i want my brother's life back. >> good morning. >> reporter: at a washington briefing,...
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in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >>> a fox 5 health alert with encouraging news on cancer screening. the more older americans are getting the recommended breast and coalo rectal screenings. the rate for breast cancer screening remained high. 81% of women getting mammograms in the previous two years. officials say at least 10,000 lives could be saved each year if people got checked. >>> some surprising new affects from cyber bullying. a new study show teenagers who suffer cyber bullying are likely to suffer from it themselves. they found that cyber bullies actually had behavioral and concentration problems. their victims were at a heightened risk for the same condition. >>> you've likely seen the ads for a yogurt type snack promising to give you something extra to keep you healthy, probiotics. the largest study on probiotics was performed in our area. fox fox maureen umeh explains what it could mean for your kids. >> reporter: take a walk down your aisles of your local grocery store and it's hard to avoid. it's one of the hottest trends, adding probiotics to your food to give you bet
in washington, jennifer davis, fox news. >>> a fox 5 health alert with encouraging news on cancer screening. the more older americans are getting the recommended breast and coalo rectal screenings. the rate for breast cancer screening remained high. 81% of women getting mammograms in the previous two years. officials say at least 10,000 lives could be saved each year if people got checked. >>> some surprising new affects from cyber bullying. a new study show teenagers who...
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jennifer davis, fox news. >>> she was dubbed a fem fatal in the russian spy case. now anna chapman is in headlines, why she's in trouble over a racy photo shoot. >>> if you're thinking about taking a last minute summer vacation, you can still do t deals you can take advantage of. >>> ford issuing a recall on certain vans. neil cavuto has more in your business report. >>> the dow gaining 164 points, back above 10,000, blue chips losing 62 points on the week, however, and down nearly 3% on the year. >>> stocks rally after bernanke says the fed is ready to do all it can to kick-start the economy. he also says the outlook remains uncertain. >>> the economy is slowing down. the growth estimate has been lowered to 6%. ford recalling more than half a million win star vans. the rear axles are corroding and breaking. >>> a 16% in quarterly profit, also raising its profits the rest of the year. intel is reducing its sales. the chip maker says demand for computer system slowing down. that's business. i'm neil cavuto. t >> life after spying, it c
jennifer davis, fox news. >>> she was dubbed a fem fatal in the russian spy case. now anna chapman is in headlines, why she's in trouble over a racy photo shoot. >>> if you're thinking about taking a last minute summer vacation, you can still do t deals you can take advantage of. >>> ford issuing a recall on certain vans. neil cavuto has more in your business report. >>> the dow gaining 164 points, back above 10,000, blue chips losing 62 points on the week,...
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fox 5's jennifer davis sat down with him today. >> reporter: eric williams says he should never have been arrested at gunpoint inside his own home for being naked in his kitchen. a jury agreed and found him not guilty of indecent exposure. he wants people to realize how easy it is to be charged with a crime like this and how difficult it is to rebuild your life, even after a jury says you've done nothing wrong. eric williamsson says these are the photos that convinced the jury he was telling the truth and had no idea two women saw him drinking coffee naked if his kitchen back in october. >> it's great to be not guilty but i still have a lot of records to deal with, a lot of things that were torn apart because of what happened. >> reporter: one of those women was taking a shortcut through his yard when she said she made eye contact with itself 29-year- old as he -- the 29-year-old as he stood naked inside his door. her vantage point was about 25 feet away but the defense says they proved she was actually about 83 feet from the door. >> jury was able to see it was impossible to make th
fox 5's jennifer davis sat down with him today. >> reporter: eric williams says he should never have been arrested at gunpoint inside his own home for being naked in his kitchen. a jury agreed and found him not guilty of indecent exposure. he wants people to realize how easy it is to be charged with a crime like this and how difficult it is to rebuild your life, even after a jury says you've done nothing wrong. eric williamsson says these are the photos that convinced the jury he was...
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jennifer davis has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: politics swirled around her as elena kagan sat in the witness chair for the third day of her confirmation hearing and democratic lawmakers criticized the rules -- [ inaudible ] >> i don't want you to criticize your future colleagues. >> i think they were legislating from the bench. >> reporter: but the nominee repeatedly refused to criticize the current supreme court. >> i'm not agreeing to your characterizations of the current court. i think that that would be inappropriate for me to do. >> i understand that. >> and i'm sure that everybody up there is acting in good faith. >> reporter: democrats continue to applaud kagan's answers, intellect and knowledge of the law and say she's more than qualified to be the fourth woman ever to sit on the high court. >> you're a wonderful role model for women and we'll forget whether you're a democrat or a republican. >> reporter: but the g.o.p. is not forgetting. republicans say they're concerned president obama's solicitor general won't be politically objective on the bench. >> president obam
jennifer davis has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: politics swirled around her as elena kagan sat in the witness chair for the third day of her confirmation hearing and democratic lawmakers criticized the rules -- [ inaudible ] >> i don't want you to criticize your future colleagues. >> i think they were legislating from the bench. >> reporter: but the nominee repeatedly refused to criticize the current supreme court. >> i'm not agreeing to your...
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jennifer davis reports. >> reporter: the recall highlights the need for congress to pass legislation to give the agency more authority to prevent food scares rather than react to them. for example, the fda can't order recalls. they remain voluntary. >> this has been a long standing gap in the fda's authority. the legislation that congress is currently considering would give us that authority and other critical tools. >> reporter: so far, roughly half a billion eggs have been recalled following reports of more than 1,000 salmonella cases nation wide linked to tainted eggs from two iowa farms. these are rarely inspected by the federal government but the fda says new safety rules that went into effect in july just after the current outbreak required producers to do more salmonella testing and could dramatically reduce future outbreaks. the source of the contamination investigation could take months. in the meantime, the fda chiefs avoid over-easy eggs. doctors say it's best to boil them. >> runny eggs is something you want to avoid. >> reporter: the fda commissioner says you can't tell
jennifer davis reports. >> reporter: the recall highlights the need for congress to pass legislation to give the agency more authority to prevent food scares rather than react to them. for example, the fda can't order recalls. they remain voluntary. >> this has been a long standing gap in the fda's authority. the legislation that congress is currently considering would give us that authority and other critical tools. >> reporter: so far, roughly half a billion eggs have been...
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jennifer davis has a closer look. >> reporter: passengers on the detroit bound flight last christmas day were alarmed when they say a terrorist tried and failed to set off an explosive on board. >> it was a scary moment. when you're out there you really don't know what's going to happen. >> you don't have rom for intolerance when it -- room for intolerance when it comes to endangering lives. >> reporter: now a new question. was a group of extremists planning another platt aimed at new york the same day? it's possible according to information in a december 4 f.b.i. report sent to u.s. and british counterterrorism officials and obtained by fox news. the final target of that attack isn't clear, but extremists allegedly discussed restaurants and nightclubs in new york city. the report says the plan called for smuggling components of an explosive device on a cargo night from kenya to london and transferring them to a can indication british -- caucasian british muslim. an f.b.i. spokesman described this as raw intelligence and unsubstantiated information adding on any given day there is de
jennifer davis has a closer look. >> reporter: passengers on the detroit bound flight last christmas day were alarmed when they say a terrorist tried and failed to set off an explosive on board. >> it was a scary moment. when you're out there you really don't know what's going to happen. >> you don't have rom for intolerance when it -- room for intolerance when it comes to endangering lives. >> reporter: now a new question. was a group of extremists planning another...
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i'm jennifer davis in washington. the answer coming up. the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of asons why re/max agents average more sales than other ants. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the market they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> cleaning up the disaster in the gulf, the u.s. coast guard has finished last-minute training for workers who will be deploying booms and skimmers near pensacola, florida. crews on the coast guard cutter juniper left naval air station pensacola today. they will be at sea deploying the booms for as long as they are needed. bp says it has a plan to double the amount of oil it's capturing from the well but it will be a month before they even have the equipment in the proper place. >>> meanwhile president obama is getting ready to visit the gulf region again next week. he will also meet with bp
i'm jennifer davis in washington. the answer coming up. the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of asons why re/max agents average more sales than other ants. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the market they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> cleaning...
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fox 5's jennifer davis has the story. >> the united states senator from massachusetts scott brown. >> reporter: the obama white house is shellshocked by the stunning victory of scott brown as the first republican senator from massachusetts in nearly 40 year. >> the. was surprised and frustrated. everybody bears some responsibility. certainly including the white house. >> reporter: tuesday's election results are showing down the president's push for health care reform. the white house press secretary says the president still believes broad reforms are needed but he doesn't want to vote on a reconciled bill till brown is seated. >> there are a lot of different paths forward. >> reporter: just a few weeks ago brown was a little known state senator. >> number one thing i've heard is people are tired of the business as sual. >> reporter: now he's the republican poster boy for g.o.p. resurgence. >> what happened is that independence, the very people who put together the winning coalition for barack obama and democrats and put them in power are fleeing in droves. >> reporter: meanwhile democ
fox 5's jennifer davis has the story. >> the united states senator from massachusetts scott brown. >> reporter: the obama white house is shellshocked by the stunning victory of scott brown as the first republican senator from massachusetts in nearly 40 year. >> the. was surprised and frustrated. everybody bears some responsibility. certainly including the white house. >> reporter: tuesday's election results are showing down the president's push for health care reform....
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washington, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> despite metro's problems over the last year, 67% of riders rated the system's safety as excellent or good. in a new "washington post" poll 42% of riders approved of metro's response to recent accident, including the crash last june that killed nine people. 45% of riders disapprove of the response. >>> a mad house outside an l.a. courtroom today. fans swarmed the conrad murray hearing. the doctor at the center of the michael jackson death investigation. what happened coming up. >>> plus, a dress rehearsal for war. we have a rare inside look at how marines prepare for battle in afghanistan. we're back right after this. [ beeping ] ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ of thee i sing [ laughs ] ♪ oh, land ♪ where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring ♪ the people who walked these streets before us were just like you and me. with hopes. dreams. challenges. today, we do more than just walk the same streets. for a moment, we get to walk in the shoes. prepar
washington, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> despite metro's problems over the last year, 67% of riders rated the system's safety as excellent or good. in a new "washington post" poll 42% of riders approved of metro's response to recent accident, including the crash last june that killed nine people. 45% of riders disapprove of the response. >>> a mad house outside an l.a. courtroom today. fans swarmed the conrad murray hearing. the doctor at the center of the michael...
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let's go to fox 5s jennifer davis with the latest. >> reporter: president obama visits the gulf coast for the second time in a week to see what has changed since he was there last friday. he called developments troubling. the birds are so soaked with oil they can't fly. gooey tarballs are washing ashore as far away as the florida panhandle and crude oil continues at a record-setting pace. bp engineers have been able to install a cap to begin containing the oil, but the company said it will take a few days to reach peak efficiency. many believe the best chance for a permanent solution remains a pair of relief wells under construction. >> a lot of us are resigned to waiting for the relief wells. unfortunately, that august probably at the earliest. i don't know how we got through two more months of this enormous flow and impact on our coast. >> reporter: in grand isle, the army national guard is putting down barriers on the beach to try to hold the oil back at high tide. bp contractors worked to collect a growing number of globs of gooey oil and computer models so that the currents can s
let's go to fox 5s jennifer davis with the latest. >> reporter: president obama visits the gulf coast for the second time in a week to see what has changed since he was there last friday. he called developments troubling. the birds are so soaked with oil they can't fly. gooey tarballs are washing ashore as far away as the florida panhandle and crude oil continues at a record-setting pace. bp engineers have been able to install a cap to begin containing the oil, but the company said it...
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fox 5's jennifer davis joins us now with this disturbing story, unbelievable. >> it really is. u.s. officials say without a doubt these medical experiments were unethical and although they happened more than 60 years ago, dim mats and government officials are -- diplomats and government officials are working hard to make sure this upsetting discovery does not damage current relations between the two countries. >> reporter: the ambassador of guatemala to the united states is still struggling to understand all the details in this new report that he only learned of thursday. it says in the 1940s experiments financed by the u.s. government and supervised by u.s. government doctors infected 1,500 guatemalans with sexually transmitted diseases without their knowledge or consent. >> for us it was a total surprise. we were not aware of these experiments. >> reporter: the experiments uncovered by a college professor were conducted between 1946 and 1948 on guatemalan prisoners, mental health patients and soldiers. >> obviously this is shocking. it's tragic. it's reprehensible. >> reporter: th
fox 5's jennifer davis joins us now with this disturbing story, unbelievable. >> it really is. u.s. officials say without a doubt these medical experiments were unethical and although they happened more than 60 years ago, dim mats and government officials are -- diplomats and government officials are working hard to make sure this upsetting discovery does not damage current relations between the two countries. >> reporter: the ambassador of guatemala to the united states is still...
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fox's jennifer davis has the story. >> reporter: president barack obama makes a quick visit to a columbus, ohio construction site, but the white house says he was there long must have to celebrate a significant moment, the groundbreaking of the 10,000 road project to get stimulus funding. >> these projects haven't just improved communities. they've put thousands of construction crews just like this one to work. >> reporter: new numbers from the labor department indicate unemployment rates fell in 37 states last month. the president says economic progress is spreading across the country. >> businesses are beginning to hire again. our economy which was shrinking by 6% when i was sworn in is now growing at a good clip. >> reporter: but the president's trip comes following word thursday that first time claims for jobless benefits rose by 12,000 last week to 472,000 following three weeks of declines. republicans say this is yet another sign that the stimulus bill is focused more on a political agenda than helping middle-class families. >> so really what i thought stimulus was about was not rea
fox's jennifer davis has the story. >> reporter: president barack obama makes a quick visit to a columbus, ohio construction site, but the white house says he was there long must have to celebrate a significant moment, the groundbreaking of the 10,000 road project to get stimulus funding. >> these projects haven't just improved communities. they've put thousands of construction crews just like this one to work. >> reporter: new numbers from the labor department indicate...
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in the newsroom, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> in the gulf of mexico, question this is morning over the use of chemical dispersants to break up the oil. congressional investigators say limits from the environmental protection agency were ignored but the government's point man on the spill says that is not the case. thad allen says guidelines were followed. engineers could begin the process of plugging the blown- out well with mud and cement later today u. >>> an amazing story for one group of sky drivers. their plane crashed but they survived. we'll tell you what helped to break their fall coming up next. >>> there is new violence along the gaza-israeli border. we'll have more on what sparked the latest round of military strikes. you are watching fox 5 morning news. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating whole grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lower our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male ann
in the newsroom, jennifer davis, fox 5 news. >>> in the gulf of mexico, question this is morning over the use of chemical dispersants to break up the oil. congressional investigators say limits from the environmental protection agency were ignored but the government's point man on the spill says that is not the case. thad allen says guidelines were followed. engineers could begin the process of plugging the blown- out well with mud and cement later today u. >>> an amazing...
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fox 5's jennifer davis is tracking this one tonight. . >> reporter: most of us view getting our mail as a simple and routine daily task. that was not the case on a sunday back in june for lee allison blum sibley and her husband. >> i reached in to pull out the bottle and immediately smoke and burning. the bottle started to burn as i was pulling it out. as soon as i touched it and i just dropped it on the ground. it continued to sizzle and burn and was really, really nasty. >> reporter: sibley's case is one of nine around fairfax county recently involving bombs made of over the counter chemicals like these you can see in youtube videos. and left in mailboxes and on front yards. there were six cases in reston, three in july and in april and may, a report in west springfield. >> reporter: we've lived in dangerous places and never thought in this quiet little corner that we would be exposed to this. >> reporter: experts say these crimes robinson random but fire official had a theory why sibley's mailbox was targeted. they say probably because it's made of wood. >> perhaps they thought it
fox 5's jennifer davis is tracking this one tonight. . >> reporter: most of us view getting our mail as a simple and routine daily task. that was not the case on a sunday back in june for lee allison blum sibley and her husband. >> i reached in to pull out the bottle and immediately smoke and burning. the bottle started to burn as i was pulling it out. as soon as i touched it and i just dropped it on the ground. it continued to sizzle and burn and was really, really nasty. >>...
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reporter jennifer davis is live tonight in chat ham, massachusetts. good evening, jennifer. >> reporter: good evening. well, you know it has been raining pretty consistently here for several hours. at times those bands were pretty strong. but you are right, this storm was nowhere near as big or as strong as many had expected just a few days ago. still, the governor says even if it didn't reach category one status, this was still a very serious storm. >> we have had them before and we will have them again. >> reporter: after whipping the north carolina coastline with heavy wind and rain earl may be weakening at a quicker pace than expected. warnings are in effect around cape cod as well as martha's vineyard and nantucket. >> you can go out to an existing area shelter that has been set up at the high school. and they have snacks and drinks until we know exactly what's going to happen with the storm. >> reporter: the national hurricane center says most of earl's strong winds are expected to stay off cape cod. that's good news for those in the area. >> it
reporter jennifer davis is live tonight in chat ham, massachusetts. good evening, jennifer. >> reporter: good evening. well, you know it has been raining pretty consistently here for several hours. at times those bands were pretty strong. but you are right, this storm was nowhere near as big or as strong as many had expected just a few days ago. still, the governor says even if it didn't reach category one status, this was still a very serious storm. >> we have had them before and...
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reporter jennifer davis is live tonight in chat ham, massachusetts. good evening, jennifer. >> reporter: good evening. well, you know it has been raining pretty consistently here for several hours. at times those bands were pretty strong. but you are right, this storm was nowhere near as big or as strong as many had expected just a few days ago. still, the governor says even if it didn't reach category one status, this was still a very serious storm. >> we have had them before and we will have them again. >> reporter: after whipping the north carolina coastline with heavy wind and rain earl may be weakening at a quicker pace than expected. warnings are in effect around cape cod as well as martha's vineyard and nantucket. >> you can go out to an existing area shelter that has been set up at the high school. and they have snacks and drinks until we know exactly what's going to happen with the storm. >> reporter: the national hurricane center says most of earl's strong winds are expected to stay off cape cod. that's good news for those in the area. >> it
reporter jennifer davis is live tonight in chat ham, massachusetts. good evening, jennifer. >> reporter: good evening. well, you know it has been raining pretty consistently here for several hours. at times those bands were pretty strong. but you are right, this storm was nowhere near as big or as strong as many had expected just a few days ago. still, the governor says even if it didn't reach category one status, this was still a very serious storm. >> we have had them before and...
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jennifer davis has the latest in cape cod. >> you are absolutely right. new england was getting ready if preparing a big storm but in the end, earl blew on by. today it has been a picture perfect day as locals scramble to get back to business as usual. >> earl weakening from a mighty hurricane to a tropical storm still bringing with it plenty of wind and waves but not nearly enough to bother new englanders that is used to all sorts of rough weather. >> we were hoping for more of that. >> it came down in preparation what could be a serious blast of hurricane-force wind and rain but the signs are going back up and business owners hope it will be economically viable labor day weekend. >> this was a nothing storm. we have regular windy days that are 50 mile-an-hour winds southwesterly. >> massachusetts suffered a few hundred power outages and downed power lines and isolated flooding. in places like maine more rain and dangerous surf but no damage report. what is tropical storm earl leaving blue skies in its wake. >> reporter: biggest impact was an economic on
jennifer davis has the latest in cape cod. >> you are absolutely right. new england was getting ready if preparing a big storm but in the end, earl blew on by. today it has been a picture perfect day as locals scramble to get back to business as usual. >> earl weakening from a mighty hurricane to a tropical storm still bringing with it plenty of wind and waves but not nearly enough to bother new englanders that is used to all sorts of rough weather. >> we were hoping for more...
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jennifer davis live in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter:the nation's largest flight attendant union just complete add survey of thousands of its members at a variety of airlines and they overwhelming agree that big carry-on bags are becoming a very big problem. they want congress and the public to listen up and warn that failure to do so could endger anyone who flies. she managed to get this in the overhead bins on two different flights but admit it is wasn't easy. >> it was hard to drag it through the aisles. it bumps into everything. >> reporter: she managed to avoid what she cars the hassle of checking luggage this time but on past trips she has run into trouble getting this rolling bad on board. >> they asked me to check this bag in because it's too big. >> reporter: flightttendants say these kinds of big bags need to be checked because they pose a big danger. a new association of flight attendants survey of 4,000 members of 22 airlines found that more than 80% say they've been hurt in the past year dealing with carry-on bags in overhead bins. almost half said they've seen
jennifer davis live in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter:the nation's largest flight attendant union just complete add survey of thousands of its members at a variety of airlines and they overwhelming agree that big carry-on bags are becoming a very big problem. they want congress and the public to listen up and warn that failure to do so could endger anyone who flies. she managed to get this in the overhead bins on two different flights but admit it is wasn't easy. >> it was...